Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt.
Noun
amóinia f (genitive singular amóinia)
- (inorganic chemistry) ammonia
Declension
Declension of amóinia (fourth declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of amóinia
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| amóinia
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n-amóinia
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hamóinia
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not applicable
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amóinia”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amóinia”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “amóinia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025